body heat
Your natural temperature
Body heat is the warmth naturally produced by a living body through metabolism.
It's what you feel when someone sits close to you or what keeps you warm under blankets.
The term often carries intimate or sexual connotations: They huddled together for body heat, the body heat between them was electric.
Warm and snug
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- cuddleAffectionate close embrace
- blanketSoft bed covering
- embraceHold closely in arms
nestle · hug · warmth · closeness · spooning · snuggle · fireside · cocoon
Elevated body temperature
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
flushing · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · homeostasis · core temperature · pyrexia · heatstroke · chills
Heat you feel
- life forceAnimating vital energy
- vigorActive physical strength
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
energy · aliveness · pulse · vital signs · circulation · blood flow · presence · animate
Heat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- thermal imagingDetecting objects by warmth
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- night visionAbility to see dimly
- thermal cameraDevice visualizing heat signatures
fever screening · radiant · temperature reading · thermal sensor
Measures of food energy
- burnDamage by heat
- basalOf the foundation
- metabolic rateBody's energy consumption pace
- thermogenesisMetabolic production of warmth
energy expenditure · brown fat · cellular respiration · ATP · mitochondria · glucose · oxidation · digestion
State of proximity
- skin-to-skinUnclothed bodily touching
- embraceHold closely in arms
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- proximityNearness in space
kangaroo care · bedsharing · physical contact · huddling · nuzzling · tangled · intertwined
cozy
Warm and snug
embrace · nestle · hug · warmth · closeness · spooning · snuggle · fireside · cocoon · pajamas
fever
Elevated body temperature
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
- sweatingMoisture through pores
goosebumps · flushing · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · homeostasis · core temperature · pyrexia · heatstroke · chills · hot flash
warmth
Heat you feel
- life forceAnimating vital energy
- vigorActive physical strength
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
liveliness · energy · aliveness · pulse · vital signs · circulation · blood flow · presence · animate · spirited
infrared
Heat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- thermal imagingDetecting objects by warmth
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- night visionAbility to see dimly
thermal camera · fever screening · radiant · temperature reading · thermal sensor
calories
Measures of food energy
- burnDamage by heat
- basalOf the foundation
- metabolic rateBody's energy consumption pace
thermogenesis · energy expenditure · brown fat · cellular respiration · ATP · mitochondria · glucose · oxidation · digestion · hormones
closeness
State of proximity
- skin-to-skinUnclothed bodily touching
- embraceHold closely in arms
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
proximity · kangaroo care · bedsharing · physical contact · huddling · nuzzling · tangled · intertwined
- heatingfurnace, boiler, baseboard heaters, radiator, furnaces
- temperature measurementsdegrees, Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin, fever
- thermogenesisthermogenesis, brown fat, metabolism, metabolic rate, BMR
- thermoregulationcore temperature, shivering, sweating, thermoregulation, thermal regulation
- Arctic Survivalfrostbite, hypothermia, igloo, parka, snowshoes
- bodily needsbreathing, oxygen, food, water, sleep
body heatradiant heat
Electromagnetic thermal energy transfer
heating pad · solar heat · sunlight · room temperature · central heating
body, heat, heated, heating, bodily, heater, reheat, embody, bodies